What's the use you learning to do right , when it's troublesome to do right and it ain't no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?

There is nothing in the world like persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus.

Stars and shadows ain't good to see by.

There is no security in life, only opportunity.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

We called him Barney for short. We couldn't use his real name, there wasn't time.

Everybody's private motto: It's better to be popular than right.